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OHIO FIGHT
' STILL ON
f Courts to Filially Decide
I Sensational Contest.
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r protests are made
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interest Is Centered in the Returns
From .Woods County.
[ CLOSE VOTE IK MANY COUNTIES
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J Fight to Finish ths Democrats
and Republicans.
r4T IS VERY CLOSE AND EXCITING
If Woods County is Democratic it Will
Give Republicans a Constitutional
| ( Majority of One.
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Iioi.UMBUS, 0., Nov. s.—The contest
control of the legislature will likely
carried into the courts. The official
urns of about one-fourth of the 88
mties have been received by the sec
iry of state. To the returns of close
mties protests have been made. It is
posed now to prevent the issue of
tiflcates of election' to certain legisla
s candidates if the courts will do so.
uterest centers in the official count
at Bowling Green of the vote of
>od county. The Republican pin
ity in that county for representative
announced as 25. The Democrats
im the representatives by a plurality
5. Including Wood county's repre
tative, the Republicans claim the
islature by 75 to 70. If Wood county
mid finally be put in the Democratic
‘by the official figures the legislature
uld stand 74 Republicans to 71 Dem
ats. White tins is a mathematical
jority of three, it is a constitutional
plus of only one.
t requires 73 votes, or a majority of
the 145 members, to elect a senator
joint ballot. With only 74 Republi
cs in the legislature, the death of a
publican member or a Republican
vacancy from any cause would leave a
■bare majority, and, if Wood county
■Should elect a Democratic represeuta
|tive, there wAsuld no doubt be startling
■developments at once in at least two
■Other counties.
' The proposed legal proceedings are
Jbelieved to be in statu quo, awaiting the
[Completion of the official canvass of the
I vote in Wood county.
No disturbances are apprehended,
though both sides will fight to a finish
'Tbefore the returning boards, then in
. the courts and final y in the organiza
tetion of the legislature.
Since the Republican plurality on the
i state ticket has approached 29,000, no
interest is taken in those returns.
Information has been received at the
state headquarters of both parties that
the Republicans claim the election of
their representative in Wood county by
88, and the Democrats claim their rep
resentative has a plurality of 14.
TRAIN HAS A FATAL TRIP!
St. Louin Mini Som It western Kilin Four ana
<>■••> of It* <irers llicide*.
Dallas, Nov. s.—The westbound pas
senger train on the st Louis and South
western road, known as the ‘ Cotton
Belt” route, was lilfated and death
marked its run.
I ear Mount Pleasant the train ran
f J. O. Beasley, an e» section fore
1. who had fallen asleep ou the track,
was Distantly killed.
bout 80 miles further west, near
enville, three negro children were
■ing down among the rubbers of a
tie bridge. They scampered up to
track trying to escape. They had
been seen by the engineer and were
lose to the engine that they were
over before being discovered. Two
e killed between the rails. The
»r child died an hour later. *
few miles further west, near Wylie,
issenger named J. O. Davis entered
ilet room and committed suicide by
iting himself through the head,
home was at Cedar Hill, near Dal-
His friends cannot account for his
mg himself.
e All Are Agalunt Autonomy.
Key West. Nov. s.—The Cuban pop
•lation of Key ‘West made a great
demonstration against the acceptance
o>f autonomy from Spain with a grand
torchlight procession and addresses by
' prominent Cubans at San Carlos Opera
Bouse. Strong resolutions were adopted
•gainst accepting autonomy. Houses
all over the oily are decorated and pre
•eat a gala appearance.
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SELMA ISjALL RIGHT
R figecs Returning on Every
Train.
The Special OfflelalsTDiseharged.
Danger is All Over and
Business is Resumed.
Selma, Nov. 5. —All fear of yellow
fever has disappeared here and every
train brings hundreds of returning
refugees.
Dr.Gfddings under direction of Sur
geon General Wyman has thoroughly
disinfected all houses where fever has
occurred.
Trains on the Birmingham and
Rome, di visions of the Southern rail
way have been resumed and once
again the city has resumed a busy,
cheerful appearance, after many days
of gloom and quiet.
The extra police, firemen, quaran
tine officers and guards employed dar
ing the fever scare have been dis
charged.
• Fever Bulletin.
New Orleans—-Thirty-one oases and
ten deaths.
Mobile—Eleven cases - and three
deaths. •
Memphis—One case.
DISEASE ON The decline.
Fever In the City of New Orleans Make!
Its ••Dying Mieker.**
New Orleans, Nov. 5 The Commu
nity was somewhat shocked over ths
annuucement of seven deaths from yel
low fever by 10 a m. Though this num
ber is large, it has not created any
excitement, as it is generally conceded
that it is the lever’s “dying flicker,” ai
, one member of the board of health puts
it. Five of those deaths have been ex
pected for several days, as they were
given up by the physicians. Two new
cases were recorded up to the same hour.
Business is booming. The raising oi
the quarantine in all places where frost
has occurred has caused orders to pour
in on the merchants and all is activity
now iu the mercantile districts.
The fever is on the rapid decline and
by next week it is belteved the-e will be
not one new case.
The board of health at 1 p. m. re
ported eight new cases and a like num
ber of deaths.
HEALTH OFFICE IS CLOSED.
No Possibility of Yellow Povor Spreading
In Atlanta Now.
Atlanta, Nov. s.—The health certif
icate office established by this city when
the yellow fever scare started two
months ago and the arrangements made
foi the inspection of refugees will ba
abolished. There is no longer the least
possibility of fever spreading or com
ing here, and the health office is nol
now needed, the quarantine against At
lanta having been raised with few ex
ceptions.
Mayor Collier will issue certificates
hereafter to the few who need them
and the board of health will relax its
inspection and work occasioned by ths
travel of refugees from infected places.
Ten New ( nt Mobile.
Mobile. Nov. s.—New cases: Clai
borne Carter, a negro, Monroe neat
Warren; Georgia Hollerman, 530 Broadi
Minnie Campbell, same; Mrs. Sebastian
Moll, Monroe near Royal; Mrs. Fuller
Henderson, a negro, 927 State; Ray
Carroll, Church corner George; Foxey
Spencer, 972 Government; H P. Mur
dock, 312 North Hamilton; Mrs Alice
McDonald, State corner Locust; God
frey Guiickson, Jackson corner Earle.
Death: J. A. Atkinson, 333 Springhill
avenue. Recoveries: W. H. Kramer,
Mrs. J. Godard. Mrs. J. D. Hudson;
Dominico Guiiita.
'ruffle I* Ke*uin*d.
Selma, Ala., Nov. s—Selma expe
rienced a heavy frost with ice in places.
The beard of health withdrew all ob
jections to the return of refugees, and
by request of a committee of bushiest!
men- asked the governor to raise the
embargo against- Senna. Trains on the
Southern railway’s branches leading
north from Selma have resumed their
regular schedule. Business siiows a de
cided improvement.
SCHOONER in bad storm.
Vol va»<» L- nt >-"er i ot»p-i-R at Sea and Uml
m Very K>ii»n V
San Franciscq.Nov. 5. —The schooner
Volvan», only 17 tons burden, has ar
rived iiere after riding out a storm in
midoceau, during which her compass
was lost. Captain William Kissell suc
ceeded in making port after a voyage of
1,100 miles with no other guide than
the sun, stars and the trend of the cur
rents. The northern California coast
was sighted. Then a glimpse of ths
■bore enabled the mariner to make his
way to the Golden Gate.
The little vessel sailed from this city
Oct. 2 with salt and coal for Usga is
lands, the intention being to leave ths
schooner in the north to ply between
trading stations. On Oct. 18, when
1,000 miles west of Cape Menderiuo, u
stdrm struck the vessel, nearly wreck
ing her and sweeping part of the cargo'
and the compass overboard.
The captain decided to return here,
•nd the manner ib which he aocom
plished the feat is considered marvelous
bl seafariuq men.
SOME. GA., SAI’Ufi’DAY, INOVtiMBEiI 6, 1897.
BAD FOR THE
BUTCHER
Captain General Will Be
Counmatialed.
STEAMER MONSENAT
Which Sailed Sunday Has Di abbd Her
Engines on Cab i’s Coast.
TONGUE GETS HIM INTO TROUBLE
His Sp?ed Last Sunday js Cause
of Trouble.
REPLY OF SPAIN IS RECEIVED
Officials at Washington Have Received It
Will Be Divulged in President's
Message.
Madrid, Nov. 5. —The Spanish gov
ernment, as a result of the deliberations
of tne ministers over the utterances of
General Weyler, the former captain
general of Cuba, has come to the decie
tion to try him by
courtmartial, no
matter where be
lauds, if he con
firms the accuracy
of’ the press re
ports of his utter
ances.
The command
ing officers at all
the ports of the
Spanish kingdom
ha.ve been in
structed to de
v maud of General
Weyler, the mo-
GENERAL WEYLEB. can be
communicated with, the exact terms of
the speech he delivered in reply to the
manifestation at Havana upon the occa
sion of his embarkation for Spain on
Sunday.
The steamer Montserrat, on which
General Weyler sailed for Spain on
Sunday, on Wednesday reached Gibara,
on the northwest coast of Cuba, with
her engines disabled, and may be com
pelled to return to Havana, iu which
case it is not unlikely that there will be
interesting developments.
REPLY OF SPAIN RECEIVED,
Message Iu Full Readies President Mo.
Kinley—The Weyler Trial.
Washington, Nov. s.—The full text
of the Spanish reply to the note of
United States Minister Woodford has
reached the state department in the last
mail and is now under examination by
the officials. So far as can be learned
it is not the intention of the adminis
tration to give it to the public now, so
that the interest of the people must be
satisfied at present with the more or
less official statements emanating from
Madrid as to the character of the Span
ish note.
It is expected that the president will
make this note and the correspondence
leading up to it the basis for one of the
most important chapters of his forth
coming message to congress upon the
reassembling of that body iu next De
cember, and meanwhile it is not believed
to be probable that any radical change
in policy will characterize the corre
spondence between the two countries
unless something unforeseen occurs.
It appears that the determination of
the Spanish cabinet to courtmartial
General Weyler. while not directly due
to a request of this government, was
probably inspired by. an intimation
from the state department that his ut
terances were not calculated to smooth
the way of the negotiations. It is sur
mised that by thns acting with prompt
ness, the Spanish cabinet has paved the
way for a counter remonstrance against
the publications of ex-United States
Minister Hannis Taylor.
The conditions in the two cases, how
ever, are said at toe state department to
be entirely different. General Weyler
being a Spanish army offi er, is amena
ble to discipline for any interference
with* the policy of tne government,
while Mr. Taylor, being a private citi
zen, is not accountab.e to his govern
meut for his individual utterances.
KrarJliMii MlnH'tnr Dead.
Berlin, Nov. s.—Baron d’ltajiiuba,
the Brazilian minister to Germany, died
here. Heart disease is supposed to have
been the cause of his death.
l>ecr«« Abol i*hlng Cattle Duty*.
Havana, Nov. 6. —Captain General
Bianco will shortly issue a decree abol
ishing for two mouths the import da
ties ou cattle.
BARROOM BILL LOST
An i-Salooo Measure Bas Been
Defeated.
Mr. Turner’s Bill Voted Down By
the Senate By a Vote of
28 to 18.
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Atlanta, Nov. s.—The Turner anti
barrcuin bill came up in the senate for
passage and was defeated by a vo’e of
23 Co 18. The committee’s report, which
was iii favor of the passage of the bill,
was v ited against and the bill was then
put du its final passage with the above
result.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Turner
to prohibit the buying of the privilege
to shoot at, shooting or maltreating tur
keys, chickens or any other domestic
animal for a wager and to provide a
penalty for same.
The difficulty between Mr. Phinizy of
Richmond and Mr. Waiter Adamson of
The Constitution, growing out of an in
terview alleged to have been given to
Mr. Adamson by Mr. Phiuizy iu refer
ence to the football question, was ami
cably settled in the house. Both gen
tlemen agreed that each were in the
wrong and decided to let the matter
drop.
The session of the house was devoid
of any special features, ex -ept the in
troduction of several important bills.
The following are some of the most im
portant:
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette, a bill to
reduce the maximum compensation of
oil inspectors from $125 to per
mon tn.
By Mr. Duncan of Houston, a bill to
declare unlawful the running of excur
sion trains on Sunday.
By Mr. Stone of Walton, a bill to
provide foijjihe elec ion of the prii ci
pal keeper of the penitentiary, and tor
the leasing of the state convicts This
is a bill for the election of this officer
by the people as other storehouse offi
cers are elected, ami proviues for a
straight lease of the penitentiary con
victs.
By Mr. Berry of Whitfield, a bill re
ducing the salaries of railroad commis
aioners from $2,501) to $2,000
By. Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes, a bill
to provide for inspection of misuemeanor
convicts.
MURDER OR SUIGIDE?
Wife of Zion BrldwelL an Aged Printer,
Found Hanged in House.
Atlanta, Nov. s.—Zion Bridwell is
one of this city’s strongest characters.
He edits, sets type, in feet does every
thing in issuing a freak paper ca led the
“Headlight.” Bridwell is 90 years of
age, and bears a striking resemblance to
Horace Greeley.
He lived with his wife in a wierd tum
bled down shanty in the midst of a big
lot here. The house is surrounded by
weeds and wild growth, and the super
stitious believe it is haunted.
This afternoon Bridwell was seen to
run from his house yelling frantically.
People went to the place and found Mrs.
Bridwell hanging from a rafter by a rope.
She was cold and bad evidently
oeen dead several hours. Her feet
were tied together, and a stout cord
was around one wrist.
Detectives investigated and later
Bridwell was arrested and placed in
jail charged with murdering his wife.
He says he is innocent.
EDITORS FIGHT,
Tom Lioyless and Major ‘Hanson Have
Difficulty in Macon.
Macon, Nov. s.—As a result of an
editorial in this morning’s Telegraph
branding Tom Loyless, editor of the
Macon Evening News, a “constitutional
liar”, Loyless and Major .Hanson, of the
Telegraph, had a personal difficulty in
front of the Telegraph office this after
noon.
They met and a few words passed,
when Loyless struck Maj. Hanson. The
latter drew his pistol and would have
med it had not friends interferred and
separated the belligerents. There is
bitter feeling between the two men, and,
as both are fearless, trouble may yet
result.
Shot to Dentil *e Slept.
Detroit. Nov. 5 —John Neiding, a
shoemaker, was shot and fatally
wounded by a robber while asleep in Ins
house on Antoine street. Mrs. Neiding
was awakened just as the in trader ap
peared in the doorway of their room
with a lighted match in Ins hand. Real
izihg he was detected, the stranger fired
a revolver at the bed. The bullet pierced
the breast of tne sleeping man, pene
trating a lung and b.ood vessels. The
robber escaped. Neiding can live but
a few hours.
Ex-Gorernor Houder Expire*.
Wilmington, Del., Nov. s.—James
Ponder, former governor of Delaware,
died at his home in Milton,Sussex county
of paralysis, aged 78 years. He was for
yean active in state politics as a Demo
crat. served ss speaker of the Mate sell
•to and was elected governor in 1870
serving four veer*- • < ■ ■
NEW SYSTEM
IS NEEDED
Quarantine Bill to Be
Presented to Congress
BY SENATOR CAFFERY
“I am Strongly in Favor of a National
Quarantine Lav," He Says.
FEDERAL CONTROL IS FAVORED
Traffic Should Be Regulated
By National Law
DURING EPIDEMICS WHICH PREVAIL
Ex-Gov. W. Oates Talks About the Pro
posed Measure to Prevent the
Spread of Fever.
Washington, Nov. s.—Senator Caf
fery of Louisiana has prepared a bill,
for introduction at the approaching ses
sion of congress, to give the federal gov
ernment full power to enforce the quar
antine regulations in the various states.
“I am strongly in favor of a national
quarantine law,” said Senator Caffery,
“but at the same tune I am not un
mindful of the opposition which will be
encountered in attempting to secure the
necessary legislation. Some of the state
rights Democrt\ts will antagonize it on
general principles and others will join
them because of the allegation that a
law of ihir character would infringe
upon thS prerogatives of a common
wealth.
“I have prepared a bill for introduc
tion in congress, and it is now in the
hands of the surgeon general of the ma
rine hospital service, to whom it was
submitted for examination and sugges
tions. 1 consider it inexpedient to make
its details public at this time, because it
would arouse unnecessary opposition
and because it may be materially altered
before it is presented to the senate.
“I be!‘eve that such a measure will
meet th more favor now than at any
previous time. I have drafted my bill
so as not to usurp the nolice powers of
the states and still come within the con
stitutional right of congress to regmate
commerce between states and individu
als of states.’’
William C. Oates, former governor of
Alabama and representative in con
gress for 12 years from that state, is iu
the city, having experienced great in
convenience ami even hardship iu trav
eling through the south. He admits
that he is now in favor of a national
' quarantine law, believing that it would
bring greater uniformity in the enforce
ment of regulations and perhaps work
less hardships in tlje event of epidem
ics. In speaking ou this subject he
said:
“There has always been strenuous op
position to a national quarantine law
because the state rights Democrats ad
here to the doctrine that congress has
no power to legislate upon any subject
unless that power be expressly granted
in the constitution of the United States,
or so clearly implied as to give force and
effect to the expressly granted power of
congress.
“From the inconveniences and hard
ships resulting from state quarantines,
county quarantines, city and village
quarantines—the state for ten days,
some of the cities and towns for 20 days
—every thinking man sees that a gen
eral national quarantine law properly
executed and uniform in its operatioiil
would be more satisfactory and bene
ficial.”
« Chrysanthemum* Ut Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. s.—The annual chry
santhemum and flower show held each
ypar under the auspices of the Horti
cultural society of Chicago will open
next Tuesday. Exhibits will be made
by horticulturalists and floriculturists
from every section of the United States.
Rare specimens never exhibited before
in America will be among the displays.
The show extends over five days and
arrangements have been made for at
tractive special features for each day.
The cash premiums for the floral ex
hibits aggregate more than -$3,000,
while the special prizes are numerous
•nd valuable
Croker Hae a 'evere Cold.
New York, Nov. 5. —Richard Croker,
who has been suffering from a severe
cold, is very much improved. He at
tributes his indisposition to a bad chill
he suffered in Tammany Hall on elec
tion night. On that occa-ion he was
without an overcoat, and the enthusi
astic crowd that greeted him in the
street! kept him standing a long time in
the eold night air. He is expected to be
guite well again in a fe<
£ iRCTRSSB TOUT n3ußi
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$ Best inedliiiiHn North Georgia*
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TRIBUTE TO GAMMON
The Freshmen Class Pass
Resolutions.
The Young Men of the Univeis’.ty
Pay Tender Tribute to His
Memory.
Athens, Nov. s.—The members of the
freshman class, in a mats meeting this
morning, passed the following resolutions:
“Whereas, we, the members of the
freshman class, believing in the Provi
dence of an Almighty God, and that He
doeth all things well, realize our great
loss sustained by the death of our fellow
student and classmate, Von Gammon,
and
“Whereas, by his manly bearing, ex
cellent behavior, and noble character he
has at all times showed himself worthy
ot the respect and love of his fellow
student, and,
“Whereas, his untimely death was
caused by one of many endeavors on his
part to uphold .the honor and good name
of our class and university.
” Therefore be it resolved, That we -
.the members of the freshman class do
humbly bow in submission to the will
of an all wise Providence, saying,
‘Tby will be done.’
“That we deeply lament the sad
death oj our friend and fellow stu
dent, and that by his death our class
has lost one of its most worthy and
faithful members, the university-one
of tier noblest and best sons, and the
state one of her most promising citi
zens.
•’That we extend to his family in
their sad bereavement our heartfelt
sympathy,
“That a copy be sent to the parents
of our friend, and to the Georgian,
the Red and Black, the Rome Argus,
the Athens Banner, the Rome Tri
bune, the Atlanta Constitution, and
the Atlanta Journal for publication.”
J. A. Scruggs, C. H. Story, Rob
Yancey, lepresenting freshman class.
ANTITRUST LAW SET ASIDE.
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Judge Andvnon Make* *en*ational Charge
to the Grand J ivy.
Nashville, Nov. 5. judge J. M.
Anderson of the Davidson county crim
inal court has charged th’e grand jury
that the antitrust law passed by the lasi
legislature is unconstitutional because
it exempted farmers and stock breeders
from its provisious aud took from the
jury and vested in the court the power
of fixing punishment in case of con
viction.
He also suggested that the law was
defective in that it did not provide a
statutory pardon for all witnesses who
might be called upon to testify.
Members of trusts can now decline to
testify because their testimony would
be self incriminating. Judge Anderson
had previously been after the alleged
local trusts, including the ice trust,
druggists’ trust and millers’ trust
-an.st Route -Is Reopened.
San Francisco, Nov. s.—The South
ern Pacific company’s Sunset route to
New Orleans, which has been badly
crippled for some weeks on accouqt of
the yellow fever scare in the southern
states, has been reopened for through
business. A plan Is now under consid
eration to run the limited trains east of
El Paso, and then making the trip tc
Chicago byway of the Texas and Pa
cific, St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern and the Chicago and Alton
roads, instead of to New Orleans over
the Southern route.
Hartford Ilan Is Honored.
Hartford, Nov. s.—Stephen Bal),
secretary of the Hartford Life Insur
ance company, was elected president of
the National Life association. Assis
tant Secretary Calkins was elected treas
urer. The stock of ex- Secretary Fletchei
was placed in the hands of Secretary
Ball to be held and voted on by the di
rectors. Ball has been an officer of ths
Hartford Life Insurance company for 811
years and is one of the best known in*,
surapce men iu the country.
Holland and Hawaii United.
St. Paul Nov. 5 —Holland and Ha
waii were united by a notable marriage
in St. Paul. The “crown painter” to
the Dutch i. ai family, a distiuguis'.ied
Enropeun artist, was inurrie i to the
daug nter of an ex Hawaiian king, a
wiuow of remarkable beautjr. The
groom was Joseph Huoert Voire of Tns
Hague. The bride was E.ennor K.mti.
laiui Graham of Honolulu. R-v. Dr.
John Paul Egbert of thy House of li me
Presbyterian cnux-ii effijiated at tin!
wedding.
New Get* n College.
New York, Nov. s.—The Upsala col
lege, of which R-v. L H Beck is presi
dent, has s.gned contracts with a real
estate coninany providing for the re
moval of that institution to the city oi
New Orange, wnieh is being built in
the vicinity of Orange and Newark, N.
J. The Upsala college is a Lutheran
institution, supported by the State
church of Sweden. It is now located if
Brooklyn. N* ¥* . .... a